PUNK FOR PEACE (www.punkforpeace.com)

About Me

Thanks for your interest in Punk For Peace.
Established in February 2007, our goal is to promote and sell music we love while providing support to non-profit organizations.
At least 10% of our total profit will be used to support the non-profit organizations.
If you would like to suggest an organization for us to support, please send us a message and let us know.
Organizations we have donated money to so far:
African Well Fund
Building Hope... One Well At A Time
Amnesty International
Working To Protect Human Rights Worldwide
Co-op America
Global Research And Action To Stop Corporate Abuse
Military Free Zone
Ending militarism around the world starts with ending militarism at home.
Oxfam America
Oxfam America is committed to creating lasting solutions to global poverty, hunger, and social injustice.
Plea For Peace Foundation
To promote the ideas of peace through the power of music.
The Save Darfur Coalition
Crucial awareness and advocacy programs that play a critical role in building the political pressure needed to end the crisis in Darfur.

My Interests

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At Punk For Peace we try to do what is best for the environment in everything we do. First of all, we reuse everything we possibly can. All packaging and packaging materials, when available will be reused to ship your order. This principal also allows us to keep shipping costs as low as possible. If we can't reuse it, we recycle it.
The packing materials we buy are the best options we have found so far. They are all 100% recycleable and we hope that you will recycle them. They include:
4" x 9.5" envelopes (100% recycled, 100% post consumer waste)
6" x 9" envelopes (20% post consumer waste)
9" x 12" envelopes (100% recycled, 40% post consumer waste)
If know of somewhere we can get envelopes with higher recycled percentages at a decent price, please let us know.
We buy 100% renewable electricity from the Energy Cooperative of New York, a member owned, not for profit cooperative. All of our lights are energy efficient compact fluorescent bulbs, and we try to keep everything off when not in use.
All trips to the post office are made with my (Ken's) car, a honda civic hybrid, which is the third greenest car of 2007. To reduce excess driving, only one trip to the post office is made per day.
Please let us know if you have any ideas on how we can be more environmentally conscience.

My Blog

Want 10% of your cell phone bill to support human rights?

I just wanted to let everyone know about Amnesty Wireless through Credo Mobile. Credo Mobile is a cell phone service that donates money to charity, simple. If you sign up through AmnestyWi...
Posted by PUNK FOR PEACE (www.punkforpeace.com) on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:56:00 PST

New this week: Anti-Flag, Pennywise, In Flames, Morrissey, NUFAN, Saves The Day,Search The City

We now have 10,309 items! Here is what’s new this week:Check out our PREORDER SECTION for new releases from the following bands, all available now.Anti-Flag: The Bright Lights Of America C...
Posted by PUNK FOR PEACE (www.punkforpeace.com) on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:43:00 PST

New this week: Children 18:3, Copyrights, Rocket From The Crypt, Lemuria, Mike Hale, Lemuria

We now have 9,694 items! Here is what's new this week:Check out our PREORDER SECTION for new releases from the following bands, all available now.Feb. 26, 2008Children 18:3: Self TitledCopyright...
Posted by PUNK FOR PEACE (www.punkforpeace.com) on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:49:00 PST

Co-op America’s Ten Strikes Against Nuclear Power

The following is copied from Co-op America's website, please repost this.~KenTen Strikes Against Nuclear Power Here at Co-op America, we're working hard to heal the climate by transitioning our e...
Posted by PUNK FOR PEACE (www.punkforpeace.com) on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:09:00 PST

New this week: City And Colour, Gaslight Anthem, Life Of Agony, Madball, Simple Plan, TSOL

We now have 9,079 items! Here is what's new this week:Check out our PREORDER SECTION for new releases from the following bands, all available now.Feb. 12, 2008:City And Colour: Bring Me Your Lov...
Posted by PUNK FOR PEACE (www.punkforpeace.com) on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:23:00 PST

SUPER TUESDAY: GO VOTE

22 States vote in the primary today. I hope if you live in one of them you will be voting today. Here is the list, in case you haven't got out of your parents' basement in a while: ...
Posted by PUNK FOR PEACE (www.punkforpeace.com) on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:10:00 PST

TAKE ACTION: Don’t let Burger King have it their way

Farmworkers who pick tomatoes for Burger King earn 40 to 50cents for every 32-pound bucket of tomatoes they pick, a ratethat has not risen significantly in nearly 30 years. Workers wholabor from dawn ...
Posted by PUNK FOR PEACE (www.punkforpeace.com) on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:20:00 PST

New this week: Heaven Shall Burn, Horrorpops, Hot Water Music, Loved Ones, Plasmatics

We now have 8,992 items! Here is what's new this week:Check out our PREORDER SECTION for new releases from the following bands, all available now.Feb. 5, 2008:Beer Zone / Suburban Lockdown: King...
Posted by PUNK FOR PEACE (www.punkforpeace.com) on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:49:00 PST

Whole Foods Markets will no longer offer plastic shopping bags!

This is great news for the environment. Now we need to get other supermarkets to do the same! Please contact your local supermarket, they won't do it on their own. The chain I believ...
Posted by PUNK FOR PEACE (www.punkforpeace.com) on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:36:00 PST

Recycling: Frequently Asked Questions

Q: If my recycling gets picked up in the same truck as trash, is it really being recycled? A: Probably. In some municipalities, trucks have been retrofitted to collect trash on on...
Posted by PUNK FOR PEACE (www.punkforpeace.com) on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:21:00 PST